Limitation of actions -- Cause of action

(1) (a) Subject to the procedures provided in Section 49-11-613 and except as provided in Subsection (3), a party may bring an action regarding a benefit, right, obligation, or employment right brought under this title within four years after the day on which the cause of action accrues. (b) A person who is dissatisfied with an executive director's ruling under Section 49-11-613 and who seeks a review of that claim by a hearing officer shall file a request for board action within 30 days after the day on which the executive director issues the ruling. (2) (a) A cause of action accrues under this title and the limitation period in this section runs from the day on which the aggrieved party became aware, or through the exercise of reasonable diligence should have become aware, of the facts giving rise to the cause of action, including when: (i) a benefit, right, or employment right is or should have been granted; (ii) a payment is or should have been made; or (iii) an obligation is or should have been performed. (b) If a claim involves a retirement service credit issue under this title: (i) a cause of action specifically accrues at the time the requisite retirement contributions relating to that retirement service credit are paid or should have been paid to the office; and (ii) the person is deemed to be on notice of the payment or nonpayment of those retirement contributions. (3) If an aggrieved party fails to discover the facts giving rise to the cause of action due to misrepresentation, fraud, intentional nondisclosure, or other affirmative steps to conceal the cause of action, a limitation period prescribed in this section does not begin to run until the aggrieved party actually discovers the existence of the cause of action. (4) The person claiming a benefit, right, obligation, or employment right arising under this title has the burden of bringing the action within the period prescribed in this section. (5) Nothing in this section relieves a member, retiree, participant, alternative payee, covered individual, employer, participating employer, or covered employer of the obligations under this title. (6) The office is not required to bring a claim on behalf of a member, retiree, participant, alternative payee, covered individual, employer, participating employer, or covered employer. (7) (a) A limitation period provided in this section does not apply to actions for which a specific limit is otherwise specified in this title or by contract, including master policies or other insurance contracts. (b) For actions arising under this title, this section supersedes any applicable limitation period provided in Title 78B, Chapter 2, Statutes of Limitations.